John Grierson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 53 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 26,1898 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Deanston |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | February 19,1972 |
| Died | Bath |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Margaret Grierson |
| Job | Film director |
| Film Producer | |
| Screenwriter | |
| Cinematographer | |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Columbia University | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| The University of Chicago | |
| Books | Grierson on Documentary |
| Grierson on the Movies | |
| Eyes of Democracy | |
| The John Grierson Archive: List of Contents | |
| Found | National Film Board of Canada |
| Siblings | Ruby Grierson |
| Marion Grierson | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 603791 |
John Grierson Life story
John Grierson CBE was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in a review of Robert J. Flaherty's Moana.
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